Awakened Mind System

I don't know nearly enough about binaural beats and brainwave entrainment to stick up for the science behind them. I have no idea if this stuff "works", my guess is as uninformed as anybody's, but I do agree and believe that sound can be incredibly powerful. It can relax us and put us to sleep, evoke any number of emotions, get our adrenaline pumping, etc.. I believe that hypnotic suggestion can be effective, we've seen sound used as a crowd control weapon, we know that very low frequencies can trigger things like earthquakes and volcanos. A baby doesn't need to understand what you're saying to be comforted by soft, gentle tones. The baby doesn't consciously process that information. I guess everything can be broken down into waves and what we perceive as sound is just a small selection of those -- that shit definitely affects us, right?

I am intrigued by the more "alchemical" soundscapes which use very specific frequencies and patterns. I am sure that a lot of them are bullshit, but that doesn't necessarily mean the concept is.

You have to be open to being sedated by music in the first place though. Shit's not fucking mind control. I can be plenty pissed while listening to waterfalls and birdsong.

Also: don't fake the funk, Opaque. You came here all "is this for real?" but threw in the caveat that you think it's bullshit. No sale. You wouldn't be asking if you weren't a bit convinced already.

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Originally Posted by icarusfall

Also: don't fake the funk, Opaque. You came here all "is this for real?" but threw in the caveat that you think it's bullshit. No sale. You wouldn't be asking if you weren't a bit convinced already.

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I came in here going "sound is powerful, the human body works a certain way that makes this maybe within the realm of logic but still this doesn't sit right."

I have made no attempt to portray myself in any false way.

In a way you did though. But first thing's first, I definitely don't hate you Opaque. I was just trying to buy myself a spot and a vote or two in SSJN's next poll :tu:

But seriously, you have a couple times done something that bugs. You basically said "I have taken enough classes on this to know everything I need to know about that". And then proceed to word shit like it was you that did the research. Let's break one down from this very thread:

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Originally Posted by Opaque

When in hundreds of years of autopsies and decades of colonoscopies there has been no documented findings of what detox claims to get rid of, yes.

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That's corny. Why? The subject of detox diets was not covered in the classes you took. The 'information' you're spouting in that sentence there was not found in all of those scientific journals and medical texts you're reading. Because that's not what you're reading. That info was found on the internet and is no more credible a source than info put on the internet by those intrepid 'doctors' who brought you that revolutionary new product AWAKENED MIND SYSTEMS 2.0. The point here is that if you want to hear something there are doctors lined up to tell you it. If you should change your mind and do a complete 180 on the subject there will be other doctors lined up to support your new way of thinking. That means unless you're a actual doctor, you know dick.

Am I into detox or alternative medicine? I fasted one time for the challenge of it all, but not really. Do I know any more than you on the subject? Doubtful. I do know that it would be bad form and make me look totally stupid to say "I took enough classes on this subject that is so incredibly vast and deep people have to study it for ten years just to practice it at the most basic level, that with my trusty sidekick the internet I can easily vanquish any notion that doesn't jive with my heightened level of understanding". You're just begging for it talking like that. And then you come out of the detox thread with that on your cyberlips and your next scholarly move is to start this poignant discussion?

Do you really have to wonder why the usual cast of characters jumped up to put you down? You couldn't have been away that long.

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Originally Posted by PaCrappa

The point here is that if you want to hear something there are doctors lined up to tell you it. If you should change your mind and do a complete 180 on the subject there will be other doctors lined up to support your new way of thinking. That means unless you're a actual doctor, you know dick.

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Sounds like even if you are a doctor there are decent odds that you know dick.

I don't trust 'em by default. Not at all.

Asking questions about shit like this is the right thing to do, i don't know why everyone is hating Opaque over this. Considering that you can induce hallucinations and near death experiences with electromagnetic fields, this isn't really that far fetched. The main problem is that its claims are very specific, like being able to emulate oxycontin, when our knowledge of brainwave patterns and how they're linked to the brain is much broader. Also, brain activity produces electromagnetic brain waves, not the other way around.